Over 45 municipalities across Lebanon have imposed curfews restricting the movement of Syrians during night-time hours, measures which, according to Human Rights Watch's Middle East Director Nadim Houry, contravene "international human rights law and appear to be illegal under Lebanese law."

"An internal inquiry into the Roumieh prison deaths will not be sufficient," said Nadim Houry, Beirut director at Human Rights Watch.

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"The Roumieh prison riot shows the need for the government to tackle the underlying problems of overcrowding and lengthy pretrial detentions that make Lebanon's jails ripe for erupting at any moment," Houry said.

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"The answer to Lebanon's prison problems is not simply to build new prisons," Houry said.